AASBO Local School Financial Managers
Mentor Program
The Role of the Local School Finance Manager is one of the most valuable positions in a school. The principal, teachers and other staff depend on this position to make sure that all needs are met at the local school in a timely and proper manner. ASSBO provides four work sessions a year to help with the mentoring of the LSFM. The following topics are covered during these sessions:
All these sessions are recorded and can be found at the following link:
Local School - AASBO Members
AASBO highly recommends that the local school bookkeepers attain their certification for local school financial managers. This information can be found at the following link:
Local School Financial Management Certificate
Our goal is to provide programs and services that will enhance the professionalism of school business management and to improve the performance of the school districts in which they work. The program goal is to develop effective leaders in school business management which is essential to the success of our public schools in Alabama.
Please contact Karen Lusk Smith with any questions, [email protected]
Mentor Program
The Role of the Local School Finance Manager is one of the most valuable positions in a school. The principal, teachers and other staff depend on this position to make sure that all needs are met at the local school in a timely and proper manner. ASSBO provides four work sessions a year to help with the mentoring of the LSFM. The following topics are covered during these sessions:
- Legal Compliance Guidelines
- Public vs non-Public
- Procedures for Expenditures of State Instructional Support Funds
- Receipting Money
- Expenditures - Purchases
- Payroll
- Booster Clubs
- Working with School Staff
- Ethics
- Best Practices
- Loans
- Harris – Local School Software
All these sessions are recorded and can be found at the following link:
Local School - AASBO Members
AASBO highly recommends that the local school bookkeepers attain their certification for local school financial managers. This information can be found at the following link:
Local School Financial Management Certificate
Our goal is to provide programs and services that will enhance the professionalism of school business management and to improve the performance of the school districts in which they work. The program goal is to develop effective leaders in school business management which is essential to the success of our public schools in Alabama.
Please contact Karen Lusk Smith with any questions, [email protected]
